Source: forum.eeeuser.com

I wanted an internal USB flash drive, but did not want to open up the unit (other than the memory access door) or solder anything to the board. I wanted the mod to be 100% reversable, with no traces left at all, thus preserving the warranty. A tall order perhaps? Not as it turns out.

I was looking at my eee the other day (a new white 4g, without a flash connector in the memory bay), and pondered the 3 usb ports. Too bad, I said to no one but me, that one of those couldn't somehow be accessed from the memory door area; after all, I can't imagine using all 3 of them at once, ever. Looking at the ports on the right side, I noticed the two little metal tabs in the bottom of each port; through the small gap around each tab, I could see light coming through the vent under the wlan card. I wondered further whether four small wires could pass through the gaps around those little tabs, under the wlan card (or over it, if you've turned your eee upside down by now), and into the open flash bay. I tested with a bit of solid wire, and found I could easily guide a wire into the flash bay; there's nothing obstructing the path.

Source: www.bit-tech.net

In this article, we'll be modifying our Eee PC by neatly adding in an extra 32GB of storage space – this is well within the grasp of anyone with even the most basic soldering skills. In part two of this series, we'll be making the most out of the operating system, including how to successfully back up quickly.

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Source: forum.eeeuser.com

I have completed my first Eee PC modification, this modification adds Bluetooth functionality and 16GB of flash storage.

At first I intended to solder the two USB devices directly to the motherboard but after careful consideration I decided the ability to easily replace the modules should take priority.

Both ports are 5V and use the USB connections from the unused Mini PCI Express port and the USB connections from the Mini PCI Express port used by the wireless card.

Parts Used:

30 AWG Wire